CHARLES G .SHAW

Photograph from the Derbyshire Times

Shaw, Charles Gordon, Private, 1853, 1st/6th Battalion, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire RegimentDisembarked for service 27th February 1915Born Chesterfield, DerbyshireEnlisted ChesterfieldDied of wounds 7th July 1916, aged 21Son of Benjamin and Elizabeth ShawAdopted son of Mr W H and Mrs Taylor, of 1 Hardwick Street, Sheffield Road, ChesterfieldBuried in Christ Church Churchyard, Stonegravels
1911 Census
Born Retford, Nottinghamshire
A joiner
Nephew of William Henry Taylor, a joiner, of 17, Foljambe Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire

The Battlefield at Gommecourt Where Charles Was Wounded

Buried Elsewhere In This Cemetery CWGC Marker for Charles Gordon Shaw, Christ Church Churchyard, Stonegravels

For many years, the site of Charles' grave was unknown as it had no headstone and the above grave marker was installed in the cemetery by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission to indicate that Charles was buried here. However, in 2016 the church burial records were rediscovered and his grave was found. A wooden cross was installed on the grave by members if his family and a ceremony was held to commemorate the centenary of his death.

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission will be installing a marker on his grave soon.

The recently discovered grave of Charles Gordon Shaw, Christ Church Churchyard, Stonegravels

Wooden Cross Placed on the Grave of Charles Gordon Shaw by his Family

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